"It's a complete disregard for the judgment of those leaders who were put there to hear all the evidence and decided whether somebody was a murderer or not," said a lawyer who specializes in U.S. military cases.

In a statement to Newsweek, Castro clarified that he did not intend to insinuate Jared Kushner was sending hit lists to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, but he did think information may have been leaked.